Circuit court veteran says 1st District move is less an advancement as it is another place in 'web' of justice

Based on her case history, Judge Cynthia D. Stephens apparently is not afraid to apply the law when there's a contentious issue.
In May 1993, Stephens, then a Wayne County Circuit Court judge, ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, determining Michigan's law banning assisted suicide was unconstitutional on both technical grounds ...